causor

Latin

Alternative forms

caussor

Etymology

From causa +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkau̯.sor/, [ˈkäu̯s̠ɔr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkau̯.sor/, [ˈkäːu̯sor]

Verb

causor (present infinitive causārī, perfect active causātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

to plead, dispute, debate
to pretend

Conjugation

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Descendants

French: causer
→ Portuguese: causar
→ East Central German: koose (High Prussian)
→ German Low German: koose (Low Prussian)

References

“causor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“causor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
causor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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